Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which ‘later came to be known as Bethune Female School?

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This question was previously asked in

UPSC Civil Services Exam (Prelims) General Studies Official Paper-I (Held On: 10 Oct 2021)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Option 3

Key Point

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, as the Secretary of the Hindu Female School, played a crucial role in the development and success of the school, which later came to be known as Bethune Female School.Hence, Option 3 is correct.
- Bethune Female School, founded in 1849 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), was the first school in India dedicated to promoting women's education. It initially started as the Hindu Female School.
- John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, a reformist official in the British government, founded the school with the support of social reformers like Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Raja Dakshinaranjan Mukherjee.